New photo Kayaker captures a pod of dolphins chasing herring off the coast of Cornwall

A kayaker was treated to a rare spectacle when he stumbled across of pod of dolphins during a feeding frenzy off the British coast.  

The majestic marine animals were caught on camera by a kayaker while feeding in crystal blue waters off the coats off Mousehole, Penzance in Cornwall.

Rupert Kirkwood, a vet, was paddling in flat and calm conditions when he encountered the rare natural spectacle. 

A pod of dolphins feed on herring which fly into the air out of the crystal blue waters off the coats off Mousehole, Penzance in Cornwall

Footage captured on a GoPro shows the pod of dolphins hunting a shoal of herring and corralling them into a swirling bait bail.

Mr Kirkwood sits silently in his kayak as the dolphins breach the water while the surface occasionally bubbles with fish as they try to escape.  

The sea mammals dip and glide through the water to feed on mouthfuls of the fish which swarm in a tightly packed sphere - a defensive technique used by fish when they are threatened by predators.

And the dolphins even dip under Mr Kirkwood's kayak trying to catch fish who desperately try to hide under his vessel. 

A dolphin breaches out of the water. Mr Kirkwood sat silently in his kayak watching the rare sight

Herring are thrown into the air and the water surface bubbles with fish as the dolphins feed 

Seagulls circle overhead screeching, hoping to catch the dolphins' leftovers.  

Mr Kirkwood wrote on his blog: 'Superb encounter with twenty common dolphins off Mousehole.  

'I sat and watched a pod of 20-25 Common Dolphins cruising about and herding and attacking a baitball of herring. 

'I hardly had to paddle a single stroke during the whole time, because the fish kept trying to take refuge underneath my kayak. 

'Hard to believe this is in the UK in mid January.' 

The sea mammals dip and glide through the water close to Mr Kirkwood's kayak to feed on mouthfuls of the fish

Rupert Kirkwood (pictured) has explored 1,154 miles of the coast of South west England and notched up more than 20,000 paddling miles in total

Mr Kirkwood has explored 1,154 miles of the coast of South west England and notched up more than 20,000 paddling miles in total.

But he now concentrates on offshore kayaking in search of extreme sea creatures and has encountered three species of whale, four species of dolphin, basking sharks, Giant Bluefin Tuna, sunfish, seals and a leatherback turtle.

And the avid kayaker often documents his encounters with sea life around the Cornish coast. 

In July, he captured the moment a grey seal pup hopped up onto the front of his kayak attempting to hitch a ride.  

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